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10 Do not grow tired of praying,
    or neglect to give alms.
11 Do not deride anyone whose heart has become embittered,
    for there is One who both humbles and exalts.[a]
12 Do not make up lies about your brother,
    or do the same to a friend.

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Footnotes

  1. Wisdom of Ben Sira 7:11 It is God who humbles and exalts, for he is sovereign in judgment and in redemption (see 1 Sam 2:7; Ps 75:8; Lk 1:32).